Welcome to episode 18 of Insomnia Radio Australia! Erk is back after some dramas on his main podcast network Channel Erk that created a lot of extra work for him. Erk has been at gigs every weekend during the Australian...

Italian followers of Insomnia Radio, this one is for you: Trésors are starting  today a tour around Italy. 29.02.12 Forli @ Diagonal 01.03.12 Milano – NO FUN @ Sagrestia w/ Be Forest 02.03.12 Brescia @ Lio Bar w/ Be...

The Old Sister’s Home is Orpheum Bell’s most ambitious CD to date (it’s third!) with an eclectic style mixing folk, country, Eastern, and even a hard-driving song sung in Russian. “Poor...

NYC’s Wishes and Thieves release their second EP, Forest Fire in May 2012. Check out the video for the title track and lead single below. Meanwhile, their first EP Lighthouse is available as a free download from...

[80’s quote]Les, that license in your wallet, that’s not an ordinary piece of paper, that is a driver’s license, and its not only a driver’s license, it’s an automobile license, and it’s...

The best kept secret of Insomnia Radio can now be revealed. The Australian band The Dead Leaves, Melbourne, have finaly released their debut album Cities on the Sea. We are happy, they are happy and we see no reason for you...

Columbus Ohio’s +Way Yes+ dropped their 7″ Oranjudio late last year, and to celebrate they’ve got a new video for the A-side track “Automail” (see videobelow) featuring a bit of frog racing...

From their first full length album Old Fashioned One year after the much praised debut EP the italian post punk band Silver Rocket returns with the new album Old Fashioned. Ten songs and a Frank Sinatra-cover combine the...

They may be compared to many bands you been listening lately, but the Canadian Red Nightfall are with no doubt a band to watch. Emerging from Toronto, the band has released their first album named after them last year. The...

I must admit that Scotland has been topping my personal list of favorite music scenes over the course of the last few years, not to mention Sweden and San Francisco, with nods to dozens of others. Perth Scotland really...

Dinosaurs on Mars! is a Los Angeles based indie pop/rock band whose debut/self-titled album is set to release on March 25th. The band consists of Steven Mucci (vocals, guitars, synth, drum programming), Nathan Casas (bass,...

We know when you think of electronic music, this wouldn’t be the first place for you to look for some great tunes, vibes and loops. But we couldn’t let Betaclock3r out of our posts. Their fresh sound has been...

Bill Majoros records under the name of The Foreign Films. His songs are modern and cinematic, still you will get a glimpse of classic and personal music. The strongest part of the songs by The Foreign Films is the...

Today we push an excellent El Paso, TX based heavy rock band into the daily spotlight, namely Mud of Man. They’ve apparently got a new four-man lineup in store for 2012, although the track ‘Candlebrain’...

Slip is the Single from their EP Play For Manuel “It’s not often that you find a band comfortable and confident enough in what they do well—in this case, NYC-based three-piece Fleming and their catchy alt-rock and...

LA’s indie-driven rock band, Downtown/Union, has been a regular fixture in local music scene since 2006. Although the band has been through many incarnations, from a stripped down two-piece to a bombastic seven member rock...

There are many things I loathe on this special day, but Battleships ain’t one of them. This Sydney four-piece delivers with a fantastic new track, mastered in the good hands of Don Bartley (see Silverchair). The group...

“One of New York’s most innovative Indie Duos returns with their own brand of Genius. Renowned NYC Band Makar Announces the Release of their new CD, Funeral Genius” Recorded at the Seaside Lounge Recording...

Dirty Old Spice are from Gröbenzell in Germany, and this is from their Album Follow The Traveler. Five tracks from the album are available for free (or donation) from Jamendo, and the full album is available from...

In 2009 Sarah Morrison posted here the song Good Boys, calling The Minor Leagues infectiously cheery. They are back in this 2012 with a new album. This band from Cincinnati on North College Hill will show you an orchestral...

Indie pop outfit San Cisco from Fremantle in sunny Western Australia deliver the follow up to “Golden Revolver.” Today’s featured track “Awkward” will be the title track on their second EP, to...

From Southampton in the UK, Band of Skulls are releasing their second album, and this is the title track from it. Be sure to listen to Insomnia Radio: UK #101 (coming soon, I promise) to hear...

Korda Marshall are an exciting new pop/rock act based in North London, with an eclectic mix of unforgettably catchy melodies and infectious beats. The five-piece, formed last year Korat the University of Hertfordshire, are...

Originating as a trio based in Madison, Wis., Sleeping in the Aviary has evolved into a Minneapolis, Minn., quintet. All the members have roots in southeastern Wisconsin, and have been playing music for a decade and more in...

The promising Swedish Goth Rockers MONUMENT release their debut EP “Teeth & Tails”, which offers traditional gothic rock at its best. Female vocals, dominant guitars, coated into the dark atmosphere of an...

The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album, ‘Valentina’, in March. It was recorded in France, California and England during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps [whose past credits...

We are back, and again with a special playlist. This time you will listen to dance and electronic music. Some emerging artists and some established, still independent artists. 1: Sun Glitters – Beside Me 2: Dj Guax...

Midwestern singer-songwriter and noted producer, Will Phalen, continues to blaze haunting Americana trails with his 3rd full-length release, Holy Ghost / Gold Coast, a collection of solo recordings that finds Phalen in a...

Erin Passmore has a voice that will drop kick your heart. She is perhaps best known for her work in the Regina indie-rock band Rah Rah, where she’s a multi-instrumentalist, contributing drums, keys, bass and her...

Brooklyn-based Australian transplants WAZU have released their first self-titled EP on Anti-Language Recordings. Described as “Neon Murder Music for the Dance Floor”, and “synth-heavy, post-apocalyptic pop...

2 Hearts and Chemicals is a band comprised of musicians Eli Lhymn (based in Los Angeles) and Stephen Biebel (based in New York City).  The band compose, record, and rehearse all music remotely from these two very different...